The SIS Office of Career Development

We are a team of career coaches and strategists who prepare the school's juniors, seniors, and graduate students for life after college through student learning and development. We listen, advise, and make connections to empower students to translate their passions into global careers in government, non-profits, and business.

The SIS Office of Career Development:

Helps students identify and understand skills, values, interests, and experiences and their impact on career choice and work performance;

Collaborates with students to develop customized action plans and learning outcomes in support of all stages of career development;

Develops programs and events to connect students with alumni and industry experts for career education through mentorship;

Maintains a library of current occupational, educational, and employment information;

Helps students find and pursue opportunities for experiential learning to polish professional skills and optimize future career options; and

Provides online/distance career services to students unable to access services on campus.

Career Advising

Schedule a one-on-one meeting with a career advisor at any point during your program.

Learning negotiation skills

Kelsey Ross, SIS/MA '17

The Career Office helped me negotiate a higher salary.

I worked with a team member in the Career Office during my last semester. She was such an amazing resource, providing me with starting points for the job search and helping me perfect my first cover letters and resumes. In the last few weeks, I worked with a different team member who helped put me at ease about the interview and negotiating process and helped me practice my handshake. She even took time to speak to me on the phone so I could practice my counter offer script - which helped me get a $2,500 salary increase.

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The SIS PhD program prepares you for a career as a teacher and scholar at universities and research institutes in both the private and public sectors. The core curriculum covers the foundational fields of international studies: international relations, comparative and regional studies, and social theory. Our PhD graduates have received appointments at prestigious universities such as Virginia Tech and the University of Reading in Great Britain.

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Results of Graduation Census as of six months after graduation for May graduates from 2014—2016.